Marching to Madness

In Episode 790 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes Oregon Ducks' assistant coach Dana Altman. Coach Martin spent the last five seasons with Frank Martin at South Carolina and now joins forces with Altman in Eugene, Oregon. The Ducks have had several injuries, but have won four out of their last five games which has taken them to a 6-5 mark.

Topics of discussion include:

• The inside-outside combination of Anthony Richardson and N'Faly Dante
• Kel'el Ware as the third leading scorer
• Injuries in the Ducks rotation
• Opening Pac-12 matchups against Washington State and UCLA
• Much more!

In Episode 789 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman. Coach Musselman has pushed the Razorbacks taken the Razorback into the last two Elite Eights in the NCAA Tournament and with a talented and deep roster, he possesses a solid team to watch this season. The Razorbacks are led by Ricky Council, IV, who averages 18.9 points per game as their defense allows 41.3 percent from the field while giving up 63.5 ppg.

Topics of discussion include:

• The talent level of Nick Smith, Jr., and Anthony Black, who were No. 3 and No. 14 in last season's high school player ratings.
• Ricky Council, IV, as well as Makhi and Makhel Mitchell and Trevon Brazile as incoming transfers
• Jordan Walsh as a 54.5 percent shooter from inside the three-point line
• Forcing 17.8 turnovers per game
• Much more!

In Episode 791 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Tulsa head basketball coach Eric Konkol. Coach Konkol is in his first season with the Golden Hurricane as he moves over from Louisiana Tech where he won 67% of his games in seven seasons. Guard Sam Griffin and forward Bryant Selebanque are an inside-outside tandem to watch in the AAC.

Topics of discussion include:

• Sam Griffin as the leading scorer and a major three-point threat
• Bryant Selebanque's play in the middle of the offense
• The three-guard offense that features Griffin, Brenden Betson, and Anthony Pritchard
• The defensive presence that allows only 26.2 percent from behind the three-point line

In Episode 788 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Utah head coach Craig Smith, who led his Utes to opening Pac-12 wins over Arizona and at Washington State. The Utes also won at Washington State, 67-65, and the two wins allowed Utah to join USC, UCLA, Arizona as only four of the Pac-12 members to start 2-0.

Topics of discussion include:

• Branden Carlson leading 4 Utes in double figures with the win over Arizona
• The defensive structure that has allowed Utah to hold its opponents to 34% (4th/CBB)
• Rollie Worster as a versatile guard who figures in both the offensive and defensive attacks
• Solid depth as 10 Utes average double figures in minutes
• Much more!

In Episode 787 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back CBS Sports Network college basketball analyst Pete Gillen. With the basketball season up and running, Coach Gillen is one of the top color analysts in college basketball. He was also a solid head coach at Xavier, Providence, and Virginia where he won 392 games and had a 63.9 percent winning percentage.

Topics of discussion include:

• Quality and parity inside the game in its first month
• The potential of a five-team SEC race
• Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Miami as challengers in the ACC
• The Big 12 as the top league in college basketball … And much more!!!

In Episode 786 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back DePaul head coach Tony Stubblefield, who has led the Blue Demons to a 5-4 record as of now. Injuries have hurt DePaul early in the season, but they are developing depth on this roster with the injuries. The Blue Demons came from behind to beat Samford and Loyola Chicago, both in overtime.

Topics of discussion include:

• Working on defense and rebounding
• Javan Johnson and Umoja Gibson as the two leading scorers
• The basketball acumen of Da'Sean Nelson
• Coach Stubblefield's thoughts on analytics and NCAA Tournament expansion

… And much more!!!

In Episode 785 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back North Texas Head coach Grant McCasland as his Mean Green are once again a challenger for the Conference USA crown with a defense that allows only 43.8 field goal attempts per game (1st/CBB) and 51.1 ppg (3rd/CUSA).

Topics of discussion include:

• Tylor Perry's offensive ability
• The rebounding efficiency of the Mean Green
• The team's defensive philosophy
• Kai Huntsberry and Abou Ousmane as the other two double digit scorers beside of Perry

… And much more!!!

In Episode 784 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Kent State head coach Rob Senderoff as his Golden Flashes have started the season at 5-2 with a near miss at No. 1 Houston a week ago.

Topics of discussion include:

• The 49-44 loss at Houston
• Kent State's defensive characteristics
• Sincere Carry as the Golden Flashes' leading scorer
• The use of Malique Jones and Miryne Thomas inside of their offensive and defensive attacks

… And much more!

In Episode 783 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Stetson head coach Donnie Jones. The Hatters own opening wins this season over Florida State and South Florida. The Hatters are a top shooting squad as they make 56.4 percent of their shots from two while 40.3 percent of their three-pointers.

Topics of discussion include:

• Luke Brown, who has made 51.3 percent of his triples so far this season
• How coach Jones can put four shooters on the floor with Syncier Harrison, Stephen Swenson, and Jalen Blackmon in addition to Brown
• Harrison as a playmaker as well as a three-point shooter
• Coach Jones' look at analytics

… And much more!

In Episode 782 of "Marching to Madness," Ken Cross welcomes back Utah State head coach Ryan Odom, who has led his Aggies to a 5-0 start to begin this season. Currently, the Aggies have made 12.8 three-point field goals in their first five games behind a balanced scoring attack where four players currently average double figures.

Topics of discussion include:

• The Aggies' 5-0 start
• The 3-Ball as a key in Utah State's attack
• Steven Ashworth as USU's leading scorer
• Taylor Funk as a key 3-point shooter with Ashworth.

… And Much More!